meringue

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A mixture consisting of beaten egg whites and sugar which is added to the tops of pies then browned.
2. (countable, uncountable) A shell made of this mixture which serves as the receptacle for fruit, ice cream or sherbet.

Verb

To prepare as a meringue dish.

Conceptos

merengue

Traducciones

meringue

Baiser

meringa

beze

merengue

μαρέγκα

Meringue

Meringe

spumiglia

schuimgebakje

schuimpje

merenga

الحلوى

Suspiro

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/məˈɹæŋ/

Etimología (Inglés)

Cognado con Middle Low German: meringe

Cognado con alto alemán medio: merunge

Cognado con inglés antiguo: merian

In summary

Borrowed from French meringue. Historically, it was believed that meringue was invented in and named for the Swiss village of Meiringen, but the term is now thought to derive instead from Middle Dutch meringue (“light evening meal”), of unclear origin:
* perhaps from Latin merenda (“light evening meal”), or
* perhaps from Middle Dutch *meren (“to dip or soak bread”), from Old Dutch *meren, itself of unclear origin:
** perhaps from Proto-Germanic *marjaną (“to grind, pound”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to rub, pack”).
** perhaps from Proto-Germanic *marhin (“soup of bread and wine or water”), from Proto-Indo-European *mark-, *merk- (“wet”).
Compare Middle Low German meringe (from mern (“to dip bread in wine”)), Middle High German merunge (from mëren (“to soak bread in wine or water for dinner”)), Old English merian (“to purify, cleanse, test”). Doublet of merengue.